The International School for Holocaust Studies

High School

CD-ROMs

Into That Dark Night - Nazi Germany and the Jews, 1933-1939

This CD-ROM focuses on the rise of Nazism in Germany and the persecution of German Jews, 1933-1939. The responses of German Jews to Nazi state terror, anti-Jewish policies, and the Kristallnacht pogrom of 1938 are explored in depth. This comprehensive multimedia presentation engages the students with historical material on a sophisticated level.

"...As In Days Gone By"

This CD-ROM, designed for high school students, is a unique multimedia program that traces the cultural
and spiritual life in the Lodz Ghetto (1940-1944). Despite the insurmountable circumstances imposed by
the Germans on Jews in Lodz during the Holocaust, Jews attempted to cope with their hardships and
tried to maintain their cultural and religious customs. This program features testimonies of
Holocaust survivors as well as memoirs, archival footage and documents.

Between the Worlds

This CD-ROM, designed for high school students, is a unique multimedia program that examines social
frameworks and relations between residents of the Theresienstadt Ghetto. As Jews from all over Europe
were deported to Theresienstadt and most families were separated upon arrival, complex relationships
were created among different social groups. This resource includes a database of video testimonies,
lexicon, chronological timeline, historical articles and other texts, focusing on the worlds of
children, men and women in the ghetto. Art and diary excerpts of Jews who lived in Theresienstadt are
highlighted.

Return to Life

The story of how the remnants of the Holocaust emerged from the ghettos and the extermination camps
and rebuilt their lives against all odds. Survivor testimonies accompany an extensive database of
information on liberation day, issues of revenge, life in the Displaced Persons’ camps, and
immigration routes to Israel and the United States of America.

The unit contains:
Testimonies, historical documents, photographs, and archival footage
A teacher’s manual with an overview of the CD-ROM’s structure and content with suggestions for
class activities

Eclipse of Humanity

A comprehensive multimedia program on the Holocaust for all levels of study. The entire history of
Jews under Nazi domination is presented in a continuous historical narrative allowing users to
explore particular topics from many angles and in a variety of formats.

The unit contains:
Historical presentations, an art gallery, reflections – a series of discussions between leading historians
and thinkers, a database of historical texts and documents, photographs, video and oral testimonies, academic
articles, a lexicon and timeline.